Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Predicting 12 Drivers’ Chances with 9 Races to Go in NASCAR’s Chase
For better or worse, the Chase is now one week old, meaning one of 12 drivers will be anointed Cup champion in just nine weeks’ …
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Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: “NASCAR” Nation Lets Out a Collective Yawn
After all the hoopla and hype, the combatants for this year’s 10-race Chase, the fifth iteration of this championship format, are finally decided. Undoubtedly, some …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: NASCAR “Silly Season” is Actually a Very Serious Matter
I’ve always been uncomfortable with “Silly Season,” the phrase used to describe the portion of the year where drivers, sponsors and team owners decide who …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: What Being a NASCAR Fan Used to Be Like
I don’t know if it’s the passing of the years or the consuming of beers, but I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how different …
Remembering a NASCAR Legend: Tim Richmond – Part II
Editor’s Note: Wednesday, Aug. 13 marked the 19-year anniversary of a tragic death of one of NASCAR’s greatest drivers – and most controversial figures. Matt …
Remembering a NASCAR Legend: Tim Richmond (Part I)
Editor’s Note: Wednesday, Aug. 13 marked the 19-year anniversary of a tragic death of one of NASCAR’s greatest drivers – and most controversial figures. Matt …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: It’s Not Easy Being Green… So NASCAR Better Start
A not so amusing thing happened to me one night last week while I was fueling up my black and gold ’76 Trans Am en …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: How a Smith (Not Bruton) is Making Life Easy for NASCAR Fans
The stock car racing community was shocked this May by longtime Charlotte promoter Humpy Wheeler’s abrupt departure from the SMI fold. When Bruton Smith named …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Tony Stewart Boldly Goes Where No Sane Man Has Been Before
The announcement last Wednesday was hardly a surprise; the rumors had been circulating for months. But when Tony Stewart announced he was leaving Joe Gibbs …
Matt McLaughlin Mouths Off: Is This Really Mark Martin’s Last Stand?
The jumbled pieces of this year’s silly season puzzle began falling together at Daytona this week, presenting a clearer picture of next year’s Cup lineup. …